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Friday, June 20, 2008
14 Songs You Should Never Play In A Bar
So I happened upon a blog with a great bar subject … the entry reads: “There’s nothing worse than having a perfectly good drinking session ruined by a song that either doesn’t belong in a bar, has been crammed down your ears too many times, or just plain sucks.”
The list starts at No. 14 with Sheryl Crow’s “All I Wanna Do.” There are compelling arguments and each list has a description of “who plays this on the juke box” and “why it needs to be retired.”
Other songs named: “Mr. Brightside” by the Killers, “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” by R.E.M., “Dancing Queen” by Abba, “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey, “Smooth” by Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas, “Hotel California” by the Eagles, “I Will Survive: by Gloria Gaynor, “Paradise By the Dashboard Light” by Meatloaf, “Bawidaba” by Kid Rock, Anything by the Beatles, “Piano Man” by Billy Joel and lastly …. drum roll …. “American Pie” by Don McLean.
Other songs that folks responding say missed the list … “Summer of ‘69”, “Freebird”, “Don’t Stop Believin’ “, “Stairway to Heaven”, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, anything by Jimmy Buffet, anything by Hootie and the Blowfish, “Pour Some Sugar on Me”, “Family Tradition” by Hank Williams …
I agree with some of these, both from blogger and commenters, but there is one serious gripe I have … ANYTHING BY THE BEATLES!?!?!!! Are you kidding me? That’s sacrilege …
Read the entire entry here and let me know what you think. What are your least favorites? And to start a new thread, what are your favorite songs to play on a jukebox?
While you think on that, here is a Jukebox Yeti interlude … enjoy!
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